The frozen river, Saskatchewan, Canada

Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

The frozen river, Saskatchewan, Canada

Date made

1920

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint, printed in brown ink, from one plate

Matrix size

25.4 x 35.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream laid St Cuthberts Superfine paper

Support size

37.6 x 47.3 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: 'ST CUTHBERTS SUPERFINE'

State

published state

Impression

6/10

Edition information

edition of 10

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill 1920'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Frozen River - Sask. Canada'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '6/10'. Inscribed lower left at base in black pencil, ' 4 gns unframed'.

Subject description

Landscape of frozen river, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

32196

Accession number

77.232

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)

Provenance

With the artist until her death in 1967. Estate of the artist Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from 'Jessie Traill', Melbourne: Important Women Artists, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Melbourne: Important Wowen Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, not listed.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Country of context

Australia

Creators

TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist